Question / Bug

[Tommo]

Hi,

Just started out a game playing as Machaka against seven AI opponents. On turn 4 or 5 I took an independent province and, watching the battle replay, noticed that my witch doctor cast 'seven year fever'. I had only researched evocation up to level one and the spell in question is a thaumaturgy level one spell. How did he do it?

Rather making me think I have misunderstood the whole magic process..

[Arryn]

Seven Year Fever, and Blind, are the two national starting spells that Machaka can cast right from the start. All national themes have a few "special" spells, that more or less fit their theme, that they can cast without having to research.